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With his ability to “simply take the game on” and hit the ball freely, former Australia captain Steve Smith thinks he can be a significant addition to the team for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, which will be held at home in October and November.
Australia will defend the championship they earned by overcoming rivals New Zealand in the UAE last year. While Smith wasn’t in great shape during the tournament, scoring only 69 runs over four innings, and has recently had some trouble breaking into Australia’s T20I squad, he still thinks he can be an important part of his country’s World Cup campaign.
“I feel like when I’m playing good T20 cricket, I am in that team for sure. I think the role that I have been given in the last couple of years is the Mr. Fix-it sort of role, and that tag’s been taken away from me now the Sri Lanka tour,” Smith was quoted as saying by ICC.
Meanwhile, all-rounder Mitchell Marsh’s slight injury has jeopardized Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations. Smith and Marsh are competitors for the No. 3 place, but Smith noted that his teammate will be crucial to the home campaign.
“It’s obviously not ideal for Mitch. He’s been playing some really good white ball cricket recently. He was obviously a big part of our T20 World Cup campaign last year and I’m sure there’s big plans for him this year, so I think the priority is to get him right for that.”
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